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    About three years old, I felt very lonely．I didn’t like my classmates, my parents or anyone else．My classmates didn’t want to talk __1____ me and my parents were always saying that other kids were better than me．I thought I was the ___2____ unlucky person in the world．

    One day I had a big fight with one of my classmates．I was so angry _3__ I hit him in the face．Just at that moment, a boy stood up and ___4___ the fight．He was the monitor of our class．

    After that, he often helped me and we became good ___5___．Whenever I got angry or sad, he would help __6___ to cool down．My life began to change because of the boy, my best friend．We spent a lot of interesting days together． As ___7___ goes by, I have become happier with people and things．And it ___8____ that people around me have changed, too．My parents don’t shout at me ___9____ more and my classmates become friendly to me．

    But now I can’t see my best friend because he is seriously ___10__ and is staying in hospital．How I miss the days when we were together! I hope he will be all right and come back to school soon．